Lie To Me

Part 26

Draco Malfoy
Today was the day that I was meant to be seeing Kit for the first time since leaving school. I was nervous that she wouldn't make it. I was desperate to see her. I was getting more and more anxious as the days drew closer to my day.
Of course my parents let me come after I told some story that I was still trying to find a way to sabotage the King's power. They were thrilled that I was finally 'taking this seriously'.
The more I thought about seeing Kit the more my heart started to race. I had missed her more than I thought I would. I missed her witty comments and the way she would hug me tight and run her hands through my hair when I was grumpy.
I missed watching her study and the way she would get frustrated when she didn't understand something and I had to help.
She didn't like it when I had to help her understand things, and would never accept my help even though I could help her. She hated that I was smarter than her.
I missed the way she would try and make me mad just for a reaction and I missed the walks we would take around the black lake and through the forest. I missed the way we would hold hands under the table at meal times, and the way she would kiss me.
I missed the way she would kiss me even when she was mad at me. She would roll her eyes and huff at me, but she would always give me a kiss in the end. I missed holding her at night, and waking up to her if ever I had a nightmare.
She would always calm me down and make me realise I was safe.
It was all this that made me realise that I loved her.

I was pacing up and down the room in the Leaky Cauldron. I had been waiting for an hour and she hadn't shown up.
But through my pacing there was a small knock on the door and my heart leaped at the sound. I rushed over to the door, running my hands through my hair.
I closed my eyes for a moment before opening the door.
Stood infront of me was an exhausted looking Kit. Her eyes were dark, her hair was disheveled and the thing that worried me most was the split lip and the smaller cuts on her face.
"What happened to you?" I asked and as her eyes met with mine I saw tears pooling in her eyes.
I pulled her into the room and closed the door behind her before wrapping my arms around her as she cried.
We moved to the small sofa in the room and I tucked her hair behind her ears.
"Kit look at me, what happened?" I asked and she sniffled away her tears, before pushing a small smile on her face.
"Before I say. I missed you so much. You look so handsome." She said cupping my face in her hands and kissing me hard.
I didn't hesitate to kiss her back, melting into the feeling again. I had missed the rush I got when I kissed her. But today it was overshadowed by worry for her.

As we pulled away she sighed and looked up at me.
"I- I got into some trouble." She stuttered and I felt a rage build up inside me.
"Who the fuck did this to you?" I growled and she sighed again.
"Draco you have to understand-"
"Who did this to you?"
"My parents." She said and I felt my heart sink back down.
"What?" I asked quietly.
"We were at dinner, having a conversation about how they thought it was time for me to stop being stupid and join Voldemort. I said I wouldn't. They had had enough of hearing that I wouldn't join them. We fought, spells flying everywhere. I don't know what happened but the next thing I knew one of the glasses on the table smashed and some of the shards flew at me. I felt horrible. Dad said he never meant to say the spell that sent the glass towards me and he was just angry. But still I had to spend a week recovering. He's spent the week apologising." She explained and I was shaking with anger.
How could he?
How could he set glass shards on his own daughter?
I could have cried for her.
"Kit, I'm so sorry." I said and pulled her into me.
"It's ok. I'm healing. Besides, they felt awful enough to let me come here without asking questions." She smiled.
"I'll kill him. I'll kill them both for doing this to you Kit."
"No. Draco look at me. I'm fine. I'm alive and I'm here, with you." She said and cupped my face again. I looked into her eyes and finally saw that sparkle I had been longing to see, the sparkle I loved.